Ed Markey

Edward John "Ed" Markey (11 July 1946-) was a member of the US Senate from Massachusetts (D) from 16 July 2013, succeeding Mo Cowan; he served in the US House of Representatives from Massachusetts' 7th district from 2 November 1976 to 3 January 2013 (succeeding Torbert Macdonald and preceding Mike Capuano) and from the 5th district from 3 January to 16 July 2013 (succeeding Niki Tsongas and preceding Katherine Clark).

Biography
Edward John Markey was born in Malden, Massachusetts on 11 July 1946, and he served in the US Army reserve from 1968 to 1973. In 1973, he was elected to the Massachusetts State House of Representatives as a Democratic Party member, and he was then elected to the US House of Representatives in 1976, representing its 7th congressional district. Markey supported gun control and more eco-friendly energy policies, and he would be elected to the US Senate in 2013, succeeding Mo Cowan.